2 Minutes to Midnight
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"2 Minutes to Midnight" is a politically charged heavy metal song by Iron Maiden, released in 1984 and known for its critique of nuclear warfare and Cold War tensions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2 Minutes to Midnight canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5875646 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2 Minutes to Midnight Context triple: [Iron Maiden, notableSong, 2 Minutes to Midnight]
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A.
Midnight
"Midnight" is a 1939 screwball comedy film, co-written by Billy Wilder, about a penniless American chorus girl who becomes entangled in high-society schemes in Paris.
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B.
Midnight
Midnight is a popular late-night section of the Sundance Film Festival that showcases edgy, genre-driven, and boundary-pushing films.
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C.
24 Hours
"24 Hours" is a synth-pop song by American singer Sky Ferreira, known for its atmospheric production and emotionally charged lyrics.
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D.
Eleven Minutes
Eleven Minutes is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores themes of love, sexuality, and self-discovery through the story of a young Brazilian woman who becomes a sex worker in Switzerland.
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E.
The Time
The Time is a funk and R&B band from Minneapolis best known for its close association with Prince and its prominent role in the early 1980s Minneapolis sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2 Minutes to Midnight Target entity description: "2 Minutes to Midnight" is a politically charged heavy metal song by Iron Maiden, released in 1984 and known for its critique of nuclear warfare and Cold War tensions.
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A.
Midnight
"Midnight" is a 1939 screwball comedy film, co-written by Billy Wilder, about a penniless American chorus girl who becomes entangled in high-society schemes in Paris.
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B.
Midnight
Midnight is a popular late-night section of the Sundance Film Festival that showcases edgy, genre-driven, and boundary-pushing films.
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C.
24 Hours
"24 Hours" is a synth-pop song by American singer Sky Ferreira, known for its atmospheric production and emotionally charged lyrics.
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D.
Eleven Minutes
Eleven Minutes is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores themes of love, sexuality, and self-discovery through the story of a young Brazilian woman who becomes a sex worker in Switzerland.
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E.
The Time
The Time is a funk and R&B band from Minneapolis best known for its close association with Prince and its prominent role in the early 1980s Minneapolis sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Powerslave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Iron Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Steve Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide |
Mission From 'Arry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rainbow's Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 11 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSMainstreamRock | 25 ⓘ |
| composer | Adrian Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| drummer | Nicko McBrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | heavy metal ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtBy | Derek Riggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGuitarSoloBy |
Adrian Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dave Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Live After Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Best of the Beast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980–1989 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 6:00 ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
militarism ⓘ nuclear warfare ⓘ political criticism ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Jim Yukich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSingle | Running Free (live) ⓘ |
| notableFor | critique of nuclear war and Cold War tensions ⓘ |
| partOf | Powerslave tour setlist ⓘ |
| partOfDiscographyOf | Iron Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Iron Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSingle | Aces High NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Martin Birch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1984 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
ⓘ
EMI ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984-08-06 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | Doomsday Clock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 2 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Bruce Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Adrian Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruce Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2 Minutes to Midnight Description of subject: "2 Minutes to Midnight" is a politically charged heavy metal song by Iron Maiden, released in 1984 and known for its critique of nuclear warfare and Cold War tensions.
Referenced by (1)
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